CARDINAL GEORGE TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY FIELD MASS IN PALATINE
Archdiocesan Bishops and Priests to Celebrate Masses
at Dozens of Catholic Cemeteries in Cook and Lake Counties

Chicago, IL (May 16, 2008)—On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, when Americans across the
nation gather to remember and honor those who have served their country in the military, Francis
Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel
Cemetery, 1185 W. Algonquin Rd., in northwest suburban Palatine. The auxiliary and retired
bishops, as well as pastors and priests will also celebrate field and church Masses at more than
three dozen of the 43 Catholic cemeteries in Cook and Lake counties.

The following list details the times and locations of Masses that will be celebrated by the retired
and current auxiliary bishops and priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago:

There are 43 Catholic Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Chicago in Cook and Lake Counties.
More than 90 percent of all funerals from the 363 parishes of the Archdiocese are held in an
Archdiocesan Catholic Cemetery. The first cemetery founded to serve the Catholic faithful from the
Chicago area was Calvary Cemetery, consecrated in 1859. Many of the early Catholic cemeteries
were founded by people of a particular nationality, however, today these cemeteries welcome all
the Catholic faithful from across the Archdiocese. For more information, please visit Catholic
Cemeteries’ website at: www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org or call 708-449-6100.